Peggy McMath Kidnapping Story Revealed in Public
Brigadier General Needham disclosed dramatic details of Peggy McMath’s kidnapping after her recovery. Peggy was found with her father and others aboard a boat near Harwichport and a ransom of 70000 dollars was reportedly paid. Authorities questioned McMath and associates through the night while Peggy rested at home with her mother and brother.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Peggy McMath
Daniel Needham
Needham
Peggy
Francis
Wood’s Hole Coast Guard Station
MecMath Needham
McMath
Coast Guard
Cyril Buck
Harwichport
Buck
Peter the Great
Paggy
McMaths
Department of Justice
MecMath
Cape Cod
Arrests in Peggy McMath kidnaping case in Harwich
Cyril Buck a Harwich garage proprietor and his brother Kenneth Buck were arrested after admitting involvement in a four man plot to abduct 10 year old Peggy McMath. The ruse involved a $60,000 ransom paid by Peggy's Detroit grandparents and a split of the money among the conspirators.
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Harwich
Mass
U. P
Cyril Buck
Peggy McMath
Kenneth Buck
Daniel Needham
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Buck
Neil C. McMath
William Lee
McMath
Peggy
Detroit
Needham
Kenneth
Cyril
Buck Brothers
Ralph H. Snow
Cape Cod
William R Kales
Resident Appeal Increases Wages Across New York Cities
May 6 Over 2 000 workers in four New York State cities saw wage increases following President Roosevelt s appeal to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
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Washington
New York State
Roosevelt
Chamberf Commerce
United States
Lorain Schools to Close Early for Budget Cuts
Lorain schools will end a week early to cut expenses. Teachers may receive 50 percent of salaries. The board will borrow funds if $133,000 in restricted bank funds are not released.
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Lorain
Ohio Weather Forecast Mostly Fair With Light Lake Erie Rain
Ohio forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with light rain along Lake Erie tonight and cooler temperatures expected. No significant storms expected across the state.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Grandparents Furnish Ransom for Peggy McMath
Boston area headlines report Peggy McMath freed after Detroit grandparents provided the 360 900 dollar ransom. Ralph H. Snow treasurer of the Cape Cod Five Cent Savings Bank confirmed the payment as the key action in securing her release.
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Harwich
Mass
Detroit
Peggy McMath
Ralph H. Snow
Cape Cod Five Cent Savings Bank
Heavy fighting inside Great Wall reported near Shenrochen
Chinese and Japanese troops clash near Shenrochen as a squadron of Japanese planes sorties to bomb Chinese concentrations. The battle began with brisk cannonading yesterday with heavy fighting inside the Great Wall.
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Saichlag
Aurnuria
Shenrochen
Great Wall
Thieves Take 90 Apple Peach and Cherry Trees from Orchard
Investigations by the sheriff's department focus on the theft of 38 apple trees 50 peach trees and two cherry trees from O. A. Harley's orchard on Elyria Avenue. The entry came from the east end with trees uprooted and hauled away in a truck.
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Sheriff's Department
O. A. Harley
Elyria Avenue
Clarence W. Dick
Bonus Army Ten Come Back To Washington
The Roosevelt administration agrees to permit a six day Demonstration by war veterans in Washington May 15 to 18 with food and shelter provided. Leaders promise 8700 marchers max from all 435 districts and orderly conduct under Col Louis Howe. Scattered groups already en route may enter before the 18th with a government camp on the city outskirts. The rally will demand immediate bonus payments and disability benefits in a downtown auditorium.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Louis Howe
Veterans’ National Liason Committee
Elyria Plaque Display After National Fire Waste Award
Elyria will display the plaque won with the Chamber of Commerce for a national Inter-Chamber Fire Waste Contest prize. The delegation returned from Washington after meetings with the US Chamber and Rotary clubs. Earl D. Bacon discussed the Home Owners Loan Act with Rep Don Harter and Sen Robert Bulkley, who signaled near term passage and potential use by local banks. details to be studied for mortgage financing.
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Elyria
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
House of Representatives
Senate
Bulkley
Bacon
Roosevelt cancels Potomac cruise for economic talks
President Roosevelt cancelled plans for a Potomac cruise to meet with German representative Hjalmar Schaeuth who arrived in Washington to discuss the world economic situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
Gay
Hjalmar Schaeut
False pretense charges in Griffin case tied to missing Peggy McMath
Columbus Ohio May 6 charges of false pretense and suspicious person were filed against John A Griffin 26 of Clinton Indiana after the safe return of Peggy McMath to her parents Griffin was arrested Thursday after contacting Nel McMath claiming knowledge of the girl and seeking flight to Cape Cod police had previously discounted his story while investigating a suspected worthless check attempt
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Columbus
John A. Griffin
Clinton
Ind
Peggy McMath
Griffin
Nel McMath
Cape Cod
Fostoria Bank Granted License to Reopen
Fostoria Commercial Bank and Savings Co has been granted a license to reopen on Monday by State Bank Superintendent Ira J. Fulton. Conservator L. B. Kinn had managed the bank’s affairs during the period.
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Fostoria Bank
Reopeen Columbus, CO
Commercial Bank and Savings Company
Fostoria
State Bank
Ira J. Fulton
L. B. Kinn
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Sees 18 Starters in 59th Derby
Clouds loom over Churchill Downs as seventeen colts and one filly await the post in the 59th Kentucky Derby. Four withdrawals reduce the field from 22 to 18 including Fingal Boil ermaker and Sarada. Rain and cool conditions threaten a wet track but preparations continue as crowds gather for the classic.
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Churchill Downs
U.P
E. R. Bradley
Fingal
Warren Jr
Calumet Farm
F. A. Griffith
Sarada
Kentucky
Overrule Ohio Freight Cuts on Coal Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission overruled Ohio coal rate reductions from Ohio mines to Cleveland and other points, ordering general revisions. It found intra state Ohio rates caused undue discrimination against interstate commerce and allowed increased rates from the Pittsburgh district to northeastern Ohio. Commissioner Eastman dissented, urging the evidence did not show rates were below a maximum reasonable level. The commission noted Ohio intra state traffic under the current scale harmed carrier revenues.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
State of
Ohio
Cleveland
Canton
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Joseph B Eastman
Two Women die as Bus overturns near East Prospect
York, May 6 two women were killed and 14 other passengers injured when a cross country bus struck a culvert and overturned near East Prospect Pennsylvania. The dead were Miss Louise Moller 42 Indianapolis and Myna Logar 25 St Louis.
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York
East Prospect
Louise Moller
Indianapolis
Myna Logar
St. Louis
Brownhelm And Murray Ridge Schools Win Health Cups Again
The Chronicle Telegram reports Brownhelm and Murray Ridge Schools repeated as Class A and Class B Blue Ribbon health winners at a Health Night program in Amherst High School. Cups, banners, and prizes went to Murray Ridge, Brownhelm, Lake Avenue, South Amherst, Pittsfield Seven, and Pittsfield Five as students paraded and performed health themed acts. Health officials noted immunizations for smallpox and diphtheria among pupils, with displays highlighting county health work and citizenship.
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Amherst High School
Brownhelm School
Murray Ridge
Carlisle Township
Chronicle-Telegram
Brownhelm
Lake Avenue
Elyria Township
South Amherst
Pittsfield
Brookside
Fields
Clearview
Ridgeville Boys
Amherst
A. C. Hudnutt
South Ridge
St. Joseph's
Elyria Towmship
Ridgeville
Committee Studies Operating Gost in Other Cities
The Economy committee plans to recommend departmental economies after studying Marion and Sandusky methods. W. D. Taylor chairs the group with O. F. Rankin and Ed Notley. Council Clerk Harvey Cheney accompanied them to inspect operations. Marion's 31,000 and Sandusky's 24,600 populations were cited as having more economical department operation.
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Council
W. D. Taylor
O. F E. Rankin
Ed. Notley
Harvey Cheney
Marion
Sandusky
Taylor
Subpoena Issued to J P Morgan and Ten Associates
In Washington on May 23 J P Morgan and ten of his twenty partners were subpoenaed as part of a Senate Banking and Currency subcommittee inquiry into the operations of the world famous banking firm. The subpoenas followed two months of book and records review by Ferdinand Pecora and aides. the firm had earlier refused to answer some questions, prompting the Senate to broaden Pecora s authority to investigate any entity involved in issuing offering or selling securities.
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New York
May
J. P Morgan
Senate
Vanking and Currency
Washington
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
Four Fishermen Rescued After Maumee Bay Storm
In Maumee Bay a storm lashed rowboats leaving four fishermen missing until a rescue party found them at Mc Crary's Point near Ottawa River at 8 A M. The rescued are Felix Luczczak John Sawicki Andrew Ostrowski and Anthony Wisniewski of Toledo.
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John Sawicki
Andrew Ostrowski
Anthony Wisniewski
Toledo
Senate May Send Glass Bank Reform Bill Next Week
Amendment of the Glass Bank Reform bill to provide emergency Federal Reserve loans to nearly bankrupt cities was reported today. Glass and the administration have settled differences on the bill, possibly allowing Senate passage next week. The secretary of the treasury may remain on the Fed board, and the deposit insurance date is delayed one year after enactment. Final decision on municipal relief awaits Roosevelts talks with committee members.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Glass
Dem
Senate
Secretary of Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
House
Roosevelt
Banking and Currency Committee
Tornado Toll Mounts Across Alabama and South Carolina
Tornadoes in central Alabama and South Carolina yesterday left at least 35 dead and 275 injured. In Alabama a single tornado hit three areas, killing 22 and injuring 200, while another storm near Anderson, South Carolina, caused 13 deaths and 73 injuries across three communities.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
South Carolina
Yasterbey
Anderson
S. C
Steel plant operations in Youngstown rise to 37 percent
CLM Youngstown state steel plant output climbs to 37 percent capacity for next week, highest since 1931. This week’s production averaged 33 percent, up from 25 percent a year ago, with no letdown in new business and expectations the upswing will continue for several weeks.
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Youngstown
Awarded $10 Per Week For Life
Joe Krebs received a verdict of ten dollars weekly for life from a jury ruling against the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Krebs had appealed a denial of a satisfactory adjustment for injuries claimed during his employment at Porsch Lumber and Coal Co. The Industrial Commission seeks a new trial and payments start September 1924.
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Joe Krebs
W. B. Thompson
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Krebs
Common Pleas Court
Porsch Lumber and Coal Company
Industrial Commission
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